Gareth Harris

Gareth Harris is the Chief Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper

London's Postal Museum launches collaboration with victims of Post Office Horizon scandal

The group of sub-postmasters will work with the museum to tell their own stories, in their own words

Tourist levy to support UK's cultural infrastructure is coming, says V&A chief

Speaking at the recent Art Business Conference, Tristram Hunt also called for a reversal of changes to inheritance tax policy and for art's return to school curriculums

Francis Bacon painting, one half of a canvas divided by the artist, expected to sell for £9m at Sotheby's

The now separate paintings, ‘Portrait of a Dwarf’ and ‘Two Figures’, were once part of the same work

Henry Moore Foundation awards £100,000 in unrestricted grants

Fifty sculptors will split the funds, which are given against the backdrop of the UK's cost-of-living crisis and funding cuts across the culture sector

Ch-ch-changes at V&A as David Bowie Centre opens

The centres opens on 13 September at the V&A East Storehouse, and mines a vast archive to explore the musician’s artistic processes, networks and influences

Manhattan’s New Museum to collaborate with Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo on artist commissions

Together the institutions will launch a project focused on the production and exhibition of new works by international artists

Largest-ever Tracey Emin exhibition will be a ‘true celebration of living’, artist says

“A Second Life”, which will include the famous sculpture “My Bed”, will open at Tate Modern in February 2026

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New Banksy mural of judge beating protestor to be removed

The work at London's Royal Courts of Justice was revealed by the street artist on Instagram

Bayeux Tapestry is safe to travel to UK, insists British Museum director

Nicholas Cullinan says that French and UK experts will guide every stage of the loan

Rosalyn Drexler—Pop Art painter, polymath, and travelling wrestler—has died aged 98

Drexler, who was a fixture of the Pop Art scene by the early 1960s, was also a member of an all-women wrestling troupe under the pseudonym Mexican Spitfire

Reynolds works acquired by Waddesdon Manor under UK's acceptance in lieu scheme

The works, “David Garrick Between Tragedy and Comedy” and “Portrait of Joanna Leigh, Mrs Richard Bennett Lloyd” are from the estate of Jacob Rothschild

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What is art for? A brush with… publication reveals artists’ favourite things

Book drawn from The Art Newspaper podcast includes 25 insightful interviews with key figures such as Doris Salcedo and Ragnar Kjartansson

Serpentine Galleries announces its first-ever Hockney exhibition

The show follows a number of other high-profile, crowd pleasing presentations by the UK artist

Seeing double: Vermeer painting and its mysterious ‘twin’ go on show in London

The new display reignites a long-running debate about the authenticity of one of the paintings

Cultural organisations warn UK government of ‘crippling’ changes to membership legislation

The heads of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Trust UK say the changes could seriously impact lucrative membership schemes

Campaign group threatens legal action over University of Leicester's trans-inclusive museums guidance

Freedom in the Arts claims the guidance is “misleading”, but others say it plays an important role in protecting transgender people against discrimination

The story of Stonehenge’s construction just became clearer—thanks to a cow’s tooth

New research of a molar supports the theory that cows or oxen could have moved the enormous stones from Wales to Salisbury Plain

Documenta unveils first all-woman curatorial team for 2027

Artistic director Naomi Beckwith will work with the four women on exhibition content, publications and programming

Barbara Hepworth sculpture to remain in UK following over 2,000 public donations

The fundraising campaign was also supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the Art Fund

Behind-the-scenes Beatles photographs shot by Paul McCartney to go on sale at Gagosian London

The images, taken by the frontman between December 1963 and February 1964, capture pivotal moments of the band's stratospheric rise to fame

‘An incredible instinct for contemporary art’: Doris Lockhart, the overlooked figure behind the Saatchi collection, has died aged 88

Lockhart, who was the ex-wife of Charles Saatchi, is widely credited with recognising and boosting postwar US art and the Young British Artists

‘Pornographic’ mermaid statue must be removed, Danish government confirms

The statue, which has faced considerable criticism in recent weeks, will not remain in Copenhagen, according to The Agency for Culture and Palaces

After a century in storage, an 18th-century tapestry goes on show at Blenheim Palace

‘The Battle of Arbela’ depicts Alexander the Great triumphing over the Persian army

British Art Show names Ekow Eshun as curator for upcoming 10th edition

Staring in September 2026, the contemporary art exhibition will tour five UK cities including Swansea and Sheffield

Power to the people: London’s National Gallery seeks public panel to help shape its future

The citizens’ assembly, chosen via civic lottery, will produce recommendations on the gallery’s purpose and priorities

Manifesta announces location for 2028 edition

The nomadic art biennial will head to a new country for its 17th edition

Arts Council England announces changes to funding plans amid independent review

Developments at the public funding body are expected to impact almost 1,000 arts and culture organisations

Comment | From restitution to confronting authoritarian regimes, here are five ways museums can be more ethical

Gareth Harris, author of ‘Towards the Ethical Art Museum’, shares advice on how museums can ethically navigate increasingly tumultuous times